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This is the first installment of ( ) examining the prospects ( ) Japan's relations with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, with a particular focus ( ) security policies.

The Japan-U.S. Security Treaty ( ) on Jan. 19, 1960--the year before U.S. President-elect Barack Obama was born. With the treaty ( ) to ( ) its half-century milestone while Obama is in office, moves are afoot to "redefine" the bilateral alliance. This move, which aims ( ) a new security declaration, would follow in the footsteps of the Joint Declaration--a statement ( ) in 1996 that formed the basis for the guidelines for bilateral defense cooperation ( ) the alliance to a new level.

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3. a. for b. on c. in d. at
4. a. had been signed b. signed c. was signed d. had signed
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